• DocumentCode
    3533642
  • Title

    As2S3 microspheres with near absorption-limited quality factor

  • Author

    Vanier, Francis ; Bianucci, Pablo ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Rochette, Martin ; Peter, Yves-Alain

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6-9 Aug. 2012
  • Firstpage
    45
  • Lastpage
    46
  • Abstract
    We present As2S3 microsphere optical resonators made out of high purity fiber. The quality factor is the highest reported to date for a nonlinear glass, nearly corresponding to the absorption attenuation value in the fiber.
  • Keywords
    arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; holey fibres; micro-optics; microcavities; nonlinear optics; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical resonators; As2S3; absorption attenuation; high purity fiber; microsphere optical resonators; near absorption-limited quality factor; nonlinear glass; Absorption; Glass; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optimized production technology; Q factor; Chalcogenide glass; Microsphere; Optical resonators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Banff, AB
  • ISSN
    2160-5033
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1511-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318794
  • Filename
    6318794